Chapter 954 - 664: Chenjing Jade
Celestial Lu Islands, the expansive sea surface seemed to become more stable as the number of islands increased.
Even, if gazing from afar, one could see the sprawling continent and towering mountains piercing the clouds.
Here, it was obviously getting close to the coast.
A Spirit Shuttle swiftly skimmed over the sea, leaving behind a trail of elongated rainbow shadows.
Behind it, another Spirit Shuttle hurriedly followed.
Its speed was even faster, and the gazes of the two people on board were extremely sharp.
"Why do you insist on pursuing me, sisters?" Ye Jingcheng still appeared as Xiao Quanyun, naturally altering his voice.
The tone and voice, if from Haoyang Daoist Temple, might reveal some clues.
But these two unfamiliar female cultivators couldn’t discern anything.
"You’ve seen things you shouldn’t have seen. If you stop now and take a Heavenly Dao Oath not to reveal anything, we can let you go!" said the gentler-eyed sister among them.
"Alright!" Ye Jingcheng surprisingly stopped.
The two were momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting such a straightforward agreement, becoming somewhat wary but still assured with a smile.
"Rest assured, if you stop, we naturally won’t kill you!" They smiled as though they truly wouldn’t harm Ye Jingcheng.
Ye Jingcheng raised his hand, making the gesture to take a Heavenly Dao Oath.
But two Silver Needles unexpectedly pierced through space.
Moreover, the silent female cultivator took out a Mirror Treasure and shone it at Ye Jingcheng.
The spiritual light of the mirror was entirely cyan, and the glow it reflected could even halt the seawater.
Causing the sea to appear like liquid ice chunks washing away.
Most of the spiritual light shone on Ye Jingcheng, yet the expected immobilization didn’t occur, and in his hand was not empty; it was a Void Profound Bottle. As he pinched a Spirit Technique, it rapidly expanded and suppressed them.
"Golden Core Old Monster!" The two were instantly shocked.
Face full of regret!
How could today’s Golden Core Old Monster pretend to be weak and even disguise as a female cultivator!
Of course, despite the shock, their reaction was top-notch. If it were ordinary people, they might have been trapped by the Void Profound Bottle’s light.
But one took out a Spirit Talisman, and the other brought forth a Golden Core Spirit Puppet.
Observing the Golden Core Spirit Puppet closely reveals intricacies, with five Upper-Grade Spirit Stones embedded in its chest, though the stones appear dim.
Clearly, Upper-Grade Spirit Stones couldn’t power the Golden Core Spirit Puppet for long.
With the Golden Core Spirit Puppet blocking, their figures rapidly vanished.
Obviously, it was an escape-type Spirit Talisman.
But how could Ye Jingcheng let them flee?
With a wave of his hand, the light from the Void Profound Bottle eerily bypassed the Golden Core Spirit Puppet, directly drawing towards them.
Their talisman had the Wind Attribute, indeed fast, but the light of Ye Jingcheng’s Void Profound Bottle was no slower, and being so close, it quickly enveloped them.
Although their talisman was Tier Four, it couldn’t escape the reflection of the Void Profound Bottle.
As the light and talisman reflected outwards, they were unavoidably tightly bound.
The latter had to pinch another Spirit Technique madly, controlling the Puppet.
The Puppet became wildly aggressive, abruptly absorbing the five Upper-Grade Spirit Stones like a cultivator performing a Secret Technique.
Simultaneously, its form sped up, attempting to knock away the Void Profound Bottle and release them.
But Ye Jingcheng certainly wouldn’t let it succeed; with a display of Five Elements Celestial Bead, alongside greenish-blue light, dragon-like vines crazily extended, tightly binding the Golden Core Spirit Puppet.
The Puppet’s advantage lay in strong physical strength and power, but the weakness was remarkably obvious. Facing a true Golden Core Cultivator, if the opponent had binding methods, the Golden Core Spirit Puppet could easily be stranded.
The enormous Dragon Wood Fang was shredded by the Golden Core Spirit Puppet, turning into emerald spiritual light scattering around.
But the Dragon Wood was too abundant, not easily torn apart.
Unlike the Purple Mansion, Ye Jingcheng’s True Essence was now more profound, and the Secret Technique from Five Elements Celestial Bead was immensely powerful.
The two female cultivators were again severely startled.
They even frantically drew out Spirit Talismans for desperation.
Though before the talismans could rescue them.
A transparent Silver Needle unexpectedly penetrated the brain of the puppet-controlling cultivator.
It was Ye Jingcheng’s Godslaying Needle Treasure.
This treasure hadn’t been often used since its creation.
Not because Ye Jingcheng didn’t want to, but his rivals were all Golden Core, making Tier Three Top-Grade Treasures less effective.
But now, the effect was quite satisfactory.
As the controlling cultivator died, losing the source for Spirit Technique, the Golden Core Spirit Puppet appeared dull, and the remaining person turned into blood mist.
"Blood Escape?" Ye Jingcheng was greatly intrigued.
He himself had Blood Essence Escape Realm and knew what kind of Secret Technique it was.
If Ye Jingcheng were still Purple Mansion, she might genuinely escape.
But now, Ye Jingcheng’s Divine Sense nearly matched the Middle Stage of Golden Core; its range was nineteen thousand zhang, and rapidly expanded to discover the female cultivator’s presence at thirteen thousand zhang.
This Blood Escape covered quite a distance.
But he wasn’t the only one skilled in Blood Escape Secret Technique.
Ye Jingcheng maneuvered the light of Blood Essence Escape Realm, instantly transforming into blood light, streaking through the air.
That female cultivator just recovered and glanced back, her eyes still shocked, but she sensed Ye Jingcheng’s Divine Sense was Early Stage of Golden Core, predicting he couldn’t locate her.
Yet the next moment, her eyes widened in disbelief.
For Ye Jingcheng was blood escaping towards her, also using Desolate Step.
Reaching out with a grab.
Boom!
The bizarre talisman saber of golden light appeared, blocking Jingcheng’s hand, and the desolate pattern immediately began to tremble.
"Oh!" Jingcheng was somewhat surprised by the strangeness and strength of the saber, but he still extended another hand. Before the blood mist could appear a second time, clusters of Jade Poison Vine sprouted and wrapped around the female cultivator.
Then he struck with his palm, shattering her Purple Mansion.
He then began Divine Soul Searching Soul.
But soon, he heard a light "puff" sound.
The Divine Soul exploded, evidently with a Divine Sense Ban Array.
Jingcheng was not surprised, as the two were clearly extraordinary, and having a Soul Ban was entirely possible. He even suspected that the two were related to the anomaly in the Chenjing Sea.
He was merely trying his luck with a soul search, and even if he couldn’t find anything, he wouldn’t lose anything.
"Can’t say this time there won’t be a great gain!" Jingcheng tossed all the treasures, along with the corpses and such, into the Grotto Heaven.
Earlier, his keen eyes noticed that the two had more than ten storage bags and Spirit Beast Bags hanging from their waists.
Clearly, all the treasures from the Haoyang Daoist Temple had fallen into their hands.
After tidying up the traces of battle, he used a Sea Wave Spell, inundating the surroundings.
Then he transformed into a cyan heave and disappeared.
This time, Jingcheng chose a slightly opposite direction from before since he knew he had been tailed the previous time and naturally wouldn’t reveal his true direction.
Even now, he remained mistrustful and used a Blinding Technique to deliberately deviate his direction again.
After traveling over a thousand miles, he quickly corrected his path.
At the same time, he took a Bone Transformation Pill, causing his appearance to change, finally taking on the look of a Purple Mansion Independent Cultivator.
Heading towards the mountain peak.
This time, the path chosen by the Ye Family passed through the East Heaven Sect, so he wasn’t sure if the cultivators from the Haoyang Daoist Temple all went to Celestial Horse Island, or if a few Purple Mansions were unimportant.
Jingcheng truly hadn’t noticed any pursuers following from behind.
...
"Finally saw the shore!"
After a long time, the turbulent sea remained rapid, but in Jingcheng’s ears, it sounded like the tinkling sound of a mountain spring.
Less noisy and more pleasing.
Upon reaching the shore, Jingcheng once again deployed the Spiritual Ship, swiftly departing.
Of course, his Star Illusion Eye constantly flickered, and he noticed Spiritual Ships heading towards Celestial Horse Island from time to time in the void.
Whenever this happened, he would choose to evade them in advance.
Additionally, he chose a distant route.
Even if it meant a slower pace, it ensured safety.
After crossing several mountain peaks and entering the borders of Lu and Qi Kingdoms, after the Desolate Cloud Ridge, Jingcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Desolate Cloud Ridge, like the Taihang Mountain Range, was vast and boundless. It’s said there used to be countless demon birds here, but with the rise of the East Heaven Sect and the Haoyang Daoist Temple, these demon birds were driven entirely to the Outer Sea.
And entering here, the directions became numerous, ensuring no one could intercept Jingcheng.
He could even have other family cultivators take turns flying.
This way, he could free up some time for cultivation...
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In Lu Kingdom, a Spiritual Ship sped away.
On the ship, a Golden Robe Cultivator, accompanied by three cultivators dressed as Loose Cultivators, quickly landed in a sea domain.
The waves in the sea domain were enormous at this moment, and with a turn of his hand, the Golden Robe Cultivator produced a Jade Map Scroll.
The scroll suddenly enlarged manifold, beginning to voraciously absorb the surrounding seawater and dust.
Once the absorption was nearly complete, the Spirit Diagram began to unfold scene after scene.
Though, in the end, it left only a scene filled with a Water Technique, concurrently revealing a distant silhouette.
Yet, nothing more could be discerned.
"Damn it! Who exactly provoked those Celestial Flood Dragons, causing such alertness on Celestial Horse Island!"
"And who is so determinedly targeting my Zhang Family!" The Golden Robe Cultivator was almost hysterical at this moment.
The original plan was for Zhang Yuling and Zhang Yuxue to take commercial routes back to Yan Kingdom, ensuring safety.
But they hadn’t expected the Beast Tide would erupt so terrifyingly, sealing Celestial Horse Pass, leaving only some special ways to get in.
He even had to abandon cultivation to support Zhang Yuling and Zhang Yuxue, the two sisters.
But they hadn’t expected the two to die en route.
Moreover, the Chenjing Jade in their possession was lost.
This was the crucial part for the Zhang Family to become a Nascent Soul Clan.
With the current chaos in Chenjing Sea, another piece of Chenjing Jade couldn’t possibly be stolen.
As for pursuit, even if he saw the retreating figure, he hesitated.
The unknown is, naturally, the most dangerous.
Moreover, with so many Golden Core and Nascent Soul gathered at Celestial Horse Islands,
The entire continent’s elites converged on this area.
"Uncle Mingli, what do we do next?" the slightly younger one behind inquired.
"Chase, the treasure must not be lost!" Zhang Mingli finally spoke.
But the speed of pursuit wasn’t particularly fast.
He intended to roughly determine it by the retreating speed.
If the opponent was too strong, he naturally wouldn’t throw his life away; if they were slower and could be caught, it indicated they weren’t strong, he could give it a shot.
Certainly, if they entered the Haoyang Daoist Temple or East Heaven Sect, he would have to abandon the chase.